Curated OER
Imagination Travel
Students watch video segments on shapes and patterns. They create their own pattern within shapes.
Curated OER
Geometric Figures
Learners identify two and three dimensional shapes and use appropriate geometric vocabulary to write a description of the figure by taking pictures of geometric figures in their own environment.
Curated OER
Graphing Pockets
Second graders explore graphing. They count the number of pockets on their clothes and use Microsoft Excel to enter their data. Students create a class graph displaying their findings.
Curated OER
Microteaching
Tenth graders use the mathematical program, MATHEMATICA and graph linear and quadratic equations. They sketch the graph of an equation manually. Students compare their sketch with the computer generated model of the graph.
Curated OER
PayCheck Advance Loans
Young scholars discuss the role of a paycheck advance loan company. Using data given to them, they calculate interest rates on the amount of advance they receive and identify the penalties of not repaying the loan on time. They record...
Curated OER
Deriving the Formula For the Area of a Circle
Students derive the formula for the area of a circle. They form a rectangle by partitioning a circle using construction paper and scissors.
Curated OER
Slicing Up Fractions
Add and multiply fractions with your elementary and middle schoolers! They review the concepts of equivalent fractions, adding fractions, and multiplying fractions as they solve problems involving pieces a virtual pizza. Lots of practice...
Curated OER
Graphing Names in Historic Cemetery
Students collect information from headstones about names of the deceased in their local community. They determine the most common names and graph them. They discuss their findings with the class.
Curated OER
The Real Cost of College
How do people pay for college? Learners explore the concept of paying for college, they discuss possible ways to pay for college, research the cost of colleges, room and board, and other college living expenses.
Curated OER
Identify and Graph Linear Equations
Students investigate linear functions. In this mathematics lesson plan, students plot points onto a graph by solving the equations y=x and y=mx+b by being given numbers for x and solving for y.
Curated OER
Make a Windmill
Learners explore Earth science by conducting an energy experiment in class. In this windmill lesson plan, students identify how wind has been used to pump water throughout history and the latest developments wind energy has produced....
Curated OER
And You Thought Gasoline Was Expensive!
Students carry out a cost analysis. In this comparative math lesson, students compare the cost of equal measures of gasoline to mouthwash, house paint, fruit juice, white-out, and other liquids.
Curated OER
EBT-rimental
Students engage in a lesson that gives them the tools needed to become knowledgeable credit consumers. The companion website for the ITV program TV-411 is used to provide learners with an interactive experience of what credit has to offer.
Curated OER
Follow the Leaders
Students research the famous Alaskan Iditarod Dog Team Race. They read biographies of notable 'mushers', choose one of 70+ teams and track the daily mileage and location. They keep a journal to record their findings.
Curated OER
Trigonometric Identities
Students calculate the six trigonometric identities. In this algebra lesson plan, students verify other identities using the basic trigonometric identities of sine, cosine and tangent. They complete a worksheet with hints and then are...
Curated OER
Two-Dimensional Geometric Shapes
Students participate in hands-on activities to explore the shapes in their environment.
Curated OER
The Business of Credit
Learners explore the concept of credit. In this credit lesson, students discuss the necessities to start-up a new business. Learners discuss cost of a new business, loans, and credit. Students create their own business and apply what...
Curated OER
Scale Drawing
Students use ratio and proportions to solve problems. In this geometry instructional activity, students apply ratio and proportions to real life scenarios.
Curated OER
Nutrients by the Numbers
Students read and discuss an article on the amount of sugar in various food products. They compare the nutritional values of food products, calculate their daily intake of nutrients, analyze serving sizes, and compare/contrast their own...
Curated OER
K-2: Dino-Rhythms
Second graders read rhythm notation and combine four-beat rhythms. In this rhythms instructional activity, 2nd graders read quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests in rhythms that are written on dinosaur shapes. They clap, snap,...
Curated OER
Interior/Exterior Polygon Angles and Tessellations
Students discover the sum of the interior and exterior angles of several polygons. In this Geometers sketchpad lesson, students work in groups to find the stated measurements of triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons and hexagons. Students...
Curated OER
What are the Kinds of Triangles?
Fifth graders classify triangles. In this triangle lesson, 5th graders learn about the characteristics that make up a triangle. They are instructed through video, PowerPoint slides, and teacher-led demonstrations.